Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 6, 2021 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 27 4 Feeding or foraging 90

Chicken Rock

Fourwinns
July 6, 2021 12:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 5 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 5

West of the Sound

Neil Bryden
July 5, 2021 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East of the Calf

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 5, 2021 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 5, 2021 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Peel bay

Paul Quayle
July 4, 2021 14:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 300

Behind Peel castle

Sammi, Amy, Sam, Peter and Tim
July 4, 2021 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 3, 2021 15:10 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 5

SW of Kallow point, Port St Mary

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
July 3, 2021 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 30

Kirk Michael

Jenson
July 3, 2021 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 30

Chicken Rock

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 3, 2021 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 Normal swimming 3

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 2, 2021 11:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Bay Fine Port Erin

shona Boat Trips
July 2, 2021 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Off Cow harbour Calf of Man

Shona Boat Trips
July 2, 2021 15:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 35

Peel bay

Sue Whittaker, Carol and Bill and The Jepsons
July 2, 2021 20:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

West of Sound car park

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 16, 2025 14:50 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 15 Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage David Thornley, David Cooper
May 12, 2025 14:05 1 1 15 Sugarloaf Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat
May 10, 2025 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 1 mile off Niarbyl Glenda
May 5, 2025 07:15 1 Suspected feeding 10 Groudle Anon
May 1, 2025 05:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 1/2 mile off Dalby Mark Cain
April 29, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
April 29, 2025 19:00 1 1 Swimming 20 Spanish Head Stephen Arnold
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam